All-Union competitions of student papers in social sciences are increasingly recognized by university youth. They promote students ' deeper study and assimilation of Marxist-Leninist theory and scientific method, as well as their involvement in the promotion of the knowledge they have acquired. This was most clearly and convincingly reflected in the III All - Union Competition of student works on problems of social sciences, the history of the Komsomol and the international Youth movement, held during 1969-1970, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin. The results of this competition were summed up by the All - Union Scientific Student Conference held on October 28-30, 1970 in Ulyanovsk, the birthplace of V. I. Lenin. The most important feature of the III All-Union Competition, in contrast to the first two competitions that preceded it, was its mass participation: 713,391 students participated in it, which is four times more than in the second (182951 students), and eight and a half times more than in the first (85,421 students) competitions. The number of participants in the competition increased due to the inclusion of students of non-humanitarian universities and faculties, who made up almost 60% of the total number of participants in the competition, students of military academies and cadets of higher military schools, as well as foreign citizens studying in the Soviet Union. Students of evening and correspondence departments, as well as independent branches, departments and faculties took a greater part in the competition than in the first two "contests". The Third All-Union Competition was also distinguished by the fact that in the process of its preparation and holding, an increase in the socio-political activity of its participants was manifested, who made reports and lectures to workers, fellow students, schoolchildren and other audiences. They read more than 205 thousand lectures and reports. The student works submitted for the compe ... Читать далее